September 29, 2012
Welfare: Who Cares?
Some BHL types seem to think that welfare matters for its own sake. Recently, Kevin suggested that rights are justified by an appeal to the welfare interests they protect. On…
Month: September 2012
September 28, 2012
Steve Horwitz on Reason TV
Our own Steve Horwitz sits down with Nick Gillespie of Reason TV to talk about Austrian Economics, the family, and Bleeding Heart Libertarianism! For more of Steve on Austrian Economics,…
September 28, 2012
Are Libertarians Unusually Selfish?
Some excerpts from Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know (which is once again in stock at Amazon). [Please excuse the inconsistent capitalization of “left”. That’s because I’m grabbing text from different…
September 28, 2012
Welfare Rights for Libertarians
Libertarians have often opposed what philosophers sometimes call welfare rights, or rights to various goods and serves that promote or safeguard human well-being. These include rights to healthcare and education….
September 27, 2012
Join Us at Libertopia!
In case you need a reason to come to San Diego in October… here it is! Two weeks from now, from October 11-14, the third annual Libertopia festival will be taking place…
September 26, 2012
Book Announcement: Anarchy and Legal Order
Later this fall, Cambridge University Press will be releasing Anarchy and Legal Order: Law and Politics for a Stateless Society (pre-order on Amazon). Here’s the table of contents: Preface xiii Introduction: Embodying…